Adam HaRishon (the first man) is only called by a name that confuses us and makes us think that we are similar to him, because we are also called people. But this is a spiritual Partzuf (system of bestowal) with which we have no connection yet, not a single point of contact.

To the extent that I acquire the desire to enjoy for the sake of bestowal, I will begin to integrate into this system. But it will not be the “I” that I perceive myself to be today, not my physical body and not my personality. This is a completely new desire, a new intention, perception, and sensation; everything is new.

Therefore, don’t yet think that you belong to the spiritual Partzuf of Adam HaRishon. Adam HaRishon is a construct of a corrected soul. And if I am in a state of bestowal to my neighbor, I adopt his desires and work with them in practice, I ultimately build the Partzuf of Adam HaRishon around me.

But if I have no desire to bestow upon my neighbor, I lack the material to create this Partzuf. I have to create an intention of bestowal over my material (desires), process it, organize it, divide it into Rosh, Toch, and Sof (spiritual head, body, and end), work with intentions, plan, and act.

If I shape myself in this way, I will become a part of Adam HaRishon, and I will be called “man” (Ben Adam, son of Adam). In the meantime, I have no connection with him.

Adam HaRishon’s body is the desires of all souls. If I want to become a part of Adam (and each of us ultimately must do this), I need to include the desires of others from all over the world and begin to fulfill them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/10/11, “The Study of the Ten Sefirot“

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